"Donald Trump is a dud of politician who squandered his advantages in a winnable election. More than just a bad candidate,
he has been a catastrophe for the GOP itself. He has destroyed careers,
compromised institutions, revealed deep contradictions within the
Republican Party, and heightened tensions between its voters and its
lawmakers, its activists and its intellectuals. On Nov. 8, nearly 18
months after he announced his bid for the Republican presidential
nomination, the saga of Trump will come to a close. If polls are
accurate, he will lose. He may even face a landslide,
as Hillary Clinton capitalizes on a superior campaign to score victories
in states like Arizona, Georgia, and Texas. There’s a slim but real
chance that, when the smoke clears, Trump will have led the GOP
to a historic defeat, handing the White House, the Senate, and the House
of Representatives to the Democratic Party."
James Rouelle, Slate, Nov 2, 2016http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/11/trump_can_happen_again.html